MANKATO — The Austin girls track and field team edged out Albert Lea to win their first Big Nine triangular in at least two years at Mankato West Tuesday.

The Packers scored points in 17 of their 18 events to put up a team score of 67, while the Tigers took second with a 65.

“I’m happy to see us do well in all of the events,” Austin head coach Nancy Jones said. “It’s a fun group of girls and I’m glad to see them have some success.”

In the JV 300-meter hurdle race Austin freshman Kendall Hackensmith showed her potential when she would’ve won the varsity race with her first place time.

“It was her first time running the event,” Jones said.

Austin freshman Carolyn Hackel won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, Haley Splinter took first in the 800-meter run, Madison Overby won the 3200-meter run and Abby Snater took first in the pole vault.

AUSTIN RESULTS

100-meter dash: Carolyn Hackel (first, 13.23); Carley Grunewald (fourth, 14.29)

200-meter dash: Carolyn Hackel (first, 27.40); Saara Tuomola (third, 28.17)

400-meter dash: Alex Hansen (third, 1:05.96); Merideth Fritz (fifth, 1:10.96)

800-meter run: Haley Splinter (first, 2:33.61)

1600-meter run: Justice Tabor (fourth, 5:59.26)

3200-meter run: Madison Overby (first, 12:13.79.79); McKenzie Besel (second, 12:41.10)

100-meter hurdles: Sela Fadness (fifth, 18.21)

300-meter hurdles: Rachel Quandt (third, 56.04)

4 x 100-meter relay: Saara Tuomola, Emily McAlister, Darrion Hunt, Carley Grunewald (second, 54.24)

4 x 200-meter relay: Saara Tuomola, Alex Hansen, Rachel Quandt, Carolyn Hackel (first, 1:52.26)

4 x 800-meter relay: Haley Splinter, Jerica Peterson, Justice Tabor, Madison Overby (first, 10:24.72)

High jump: Rachel Quandt (second, 4-8)

Pole vault: Abby Snater (first, 10-0)

Long jump: Carolyn Hackel (second, 15-2.50)

Triple jump: Abby Snater (second, 31-4); Darrion Hunt (fourth, 29-1)

Shot put: Hope McAlister (second, 32-0); Taylor Miland (third, 29-5)

Discus: MaKenzie Bentzin (third, 86-7)